Corkscrew



Aa .14,192s. mwzm T. HARDING CORKSCREW Filed Feb. 20. 1926 ATTORNEYSdlNVENTOR BY I Patented Aug. 14 i928.

sraras THOMAS HARDING, NE'WARK, NEW] JERSEY, ASSIGIt-IOR EO J. L. SOMMERMANU- FACTURING CO A CORPORATION OF NEYV JERSEY.

CORKSCREW.

Application filed February This invention relates to a combined bot tlecap remover and corkscrew of the type which include abody of sheet metaloneend of which is shaped to form crowncap removing jaws and upon whichls'pivotally' mounted at one end a corkscrew which is adapted normallyto lie along one edge of the body in an out-of-theqvay position and toserve as a gripping surface for operation of the bottle cap remover.

'One object of the present invention is to provide a device of thischaracter including novel and improvedmeans for covering the point ofthe corkscrew when the latter is in inoperative position and for holdingthe designated throughout the several views by the same referencecharacters,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a combined bottleopener and corkscrewembodying the invention 2 Figure 2 is an elevation of the lower edge ofthe device; e

Figure 3 is an elevation of the side thereof opposite that shown inFigure 1; a v

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view, taken on theline 44 of Figure 3, with the corkscrew bit shown in operative position,and

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure3, with the corkscrew bit shown in operative position.

Specifically describing the illustrated em bodiment of the invention,the reference character 1 designates the body of the device which ispreferably formed of one piece of flat sheet metal, one end of which isshaped to provide bottle cap removing aws 2 of known construction.Intermediate its ends, one edge of the body 1 is offset as at 3 from theplane ofthe body to provide a pivot recess to receive a pivot eye 4 on a20, 1926. Serial No. 89,629.

corkscrew 5, the corkscrew being pivotally connected to the body by aheaded pivot pin (3 passing through the eye 1 and the opening 7substantially co-axial with the offset portion '3. Between the offsetportion 3 and the end of the body opposite the jaws'2, the edge of thebody is cut away as at 8 to receive the bit of the corkscrew. Obviously,the corkscrew may be swung about the pivot pin 6 into the position atsubstantially right angles to the body 1, as shownby dot and dash linesin Figure 1, or alongside the body 1 in the cut away portion 8, as shownby solid lines in Figure 1.

To protect the point 10 of the corkscrew against contacting withexterior objects or from injuring the hand of the user, the body isprovided with a notch 11 one edge 12 of which is arr: nged eccentric tothe pivot pin 6 so that when the corkscrew 1S swung into inoperativeposition the point 10 willent-er the notch 11 and frictionally bearagainst the eccentric edge 12, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, so that thepoint- 10 is enclosed,- and through the frictional engagement of thepoint with the edge of the notch the corkscrew is held againstaccidental pivotal movement out of the cut away portion 8. It will benoted that the inherent resiliency of the corkscrew will provide ayielding engagement of the point 10 with theeccentric edge 12 of thenotch 11.

1 i To further ensure against .the corkscrew becoming accidentally swungout of the cut away portion 8, the base of the offset portion 3 may beformed in a plane oblique to the axis of the pivot pin 6, as indicatedat 13, and the side of the pivot eye 4 engaging the base of the offsetportion may be similarly formed in a plane at an angle to the axis ofthe pivot pin, as at 14. The oblique surfaces 13 and 1 1 are so disposedthat when the corkscrew is in its operative position at right angles tothe body 1, the surfaces 18 and 14 are parallel or coincide, while whenthe corkscrew is swung toward the cut away portion 8, the surface 14frictionally binds upon the surface 13 due to the movement of thesurface 14 into a position at an angle to the surface 13. and thisfrictional engagement serves to hold the corkscrew in inoperativeposition. Also the oblique or cam surfaces 13 and 14 serve as frictionalstops to hold the corkscrew bit against movement in one direction out ofoperative position,

while the sidewall of the recess at pro vides a stop for movement of thecorkscrew bit in the opposite direction. Obviously,

cam projections or cooperating projections and recesses on the offsetportion and on the pivot eye would operate Similarly to the surfaces 13and 14.

A deviceconstructed as above described is simple and inexpensive, andthe" means for holding the corkscrew in inoperative position arereliablein operation and will compensate for slight inaccuracies, 1n manufacture and wear incident to use. -The advantagesof holding the corkscrewbit in closed position by cam surfaces or means arranged at its eye arethat there is no tendency to bend or distort the corkscrew bit,"but bothit and its sharp point are left entirely free screw bit pivotally'connected at one end to so that there is also no tendency to blunt ordull the latter. a

While I have shown the corkscrew combody to swing alongside of-and awayfrom the body, said body having a surface parallel to said axistransverselyof the plane of l. swinging of the bit and eccentric to saidaxis in said'plane of swinging of thebit Which surface is engaged by'theside of the pointed end of the bit assaid bit is swung alongside ofthe.body to frictionally hold said bit in closed position.

2. A. corkscrew comprising a body, a corkplain handle in'the man-.1

said body upon an'axis transverse to said body to swing alongside of andaway from the body, said bodyhaving a notch transverse to the plane ofswinging of-said blt to receivethe pointed end thereof and'said notchhaving one sidewall parallel to said axis transversely of the plane ofswinging of thebit and eccentric to said axis in said plane of swinging,said side wall beingfrictionally engaged by the s de of SillCl POlIliIQdend of the bit as the bit is swung alongside of said body and saidpointed end of the bit shielded in said notch and the bit frictionallyheld closed alongside thebody. t

3. A corkscrew comprising a body'hav- 111g can opening,a corkscrew bithaving a pivot eye surrounding said opening and lying laterally againstthe body, the contact- 111g surfaces of'said bodyfand pivot eye ihavingcam projections which coincide whenthecorkscrew bit is in closedposition and are spaced circumferentially when said bit is in openpsotion. 7

an opening in a portion of its surface which is oblique to the axis ofsaidopening, a corkscrew bit having a pivot jeye formed with .a surfaceoblique tothe axis "of said i. A- corkscrew comprising a body having reye and vengaging said surface on, said body,

and a headed pivot memberpassing through said eye and said openlng 1nthe body to .pivotally connect said bit to saidbody so that'the formermay be disposed alongside of and at an angle, to said body, said obliqueV surfaces frictionally engaging each other whenthe bit is swung intoaposit-ion alongsideof said body to hold the bit; in such position andalso serving as frictional; stops to restrain movement of said bit intosaid position, i

THOMAS HARDING

